Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns: NBA preview and betting tips

After a break caused by the All-Star game, 12 games are scheduled for Friday, February 23. One of them will be a duel of teams from the Western Conference, which hold the qualifying positions for the playoffs. Specifically, the Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns. The game will be played on Friday, February 23 at 1:30 a.m. CET.

Where to watch the Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns game?

In the Western Conference, the teams that are similar in the standings will play each other. The duel will take place at the American Airlines Center Arena. The home team is the slight favorite. The game starts at 01:30 a.m. CET.

Dallas is led by the season’s leading scorer Luka Doncic

Dallas has the home court advantage, where in the last 5 games it has only lost to a similarly offensive team from Oklahoma. In addition, it has in its midst the best scorer of the current season, Slovenian Luka Doncic, who clearly reigns as the top scorer with an average of 34.2 points per game.

After eliminating the best scorer of the last two seasons, Joel Embiid, he is probably going for his first king of scorers crown. And the Mavericks, with a 32-23 record, are making the playoffs.

Phoenix is led by the duo of Booker, Durant

After another injury to Bradley Beal, the Phoenix team has relied heavily on Devin Booker and ageless scorer Kevin Durant, with both players ranking in the top eight scorers this season. In addition, Phoenix has been successful in its last two games on the Mavericks’ floor. Their record this year is 33-22, so we can expect a very evenly matched game, where anyone can actually win.

Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns odds

The bookmakers slightly favor the home team, writing odds of 1.79 for Dallas to win. However, those who expect Phoenix to succeed again on the Mavericks’ court can bet on the away team to win at odds of 2.31.

Betting tip – Luka Doncic 35+ points

The league’s top scorer this season is surpassing the 30 points per game mark with great confidence. Moreover, he has already impressed with 73 points this season. And countless times he has just gotten over 35 points. Since the shooting responsibility in the team is mainly on this player, who is also able to decorate his performance with a triple-double, we can expect a very offensive game with a lot of points and Doncic could surpass this threshold again. The odds are 2.08 for him to score at least 35 points.